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Visual Standards poster
What right looks like, where the work happens.
A photograph of the right state, three or four key points, and what wrong looks like beside it - one page, laminated, at the job. If the standard lives in a binder, there is no standard.
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Free to download, print and use in your own workplace. Please don't resell them or strip the credit. © 2026 Plapl Games.
The four steps on the poster
- Photograph rightThe good state, not a diagram
- Key pointsThree or four, no more
- Show wrongThe common failure, beside it
- Post itAt the job, at eye height
Also on the poster
- The photo is the standardA picture of this bench done right beats a paragraph about benches in general.
- Few words, largeIf it cannot be read at arm's length in ten seconds, cut it.
- Wrong teaches tooThe known failure mode, pictured, is half the training.
- Audit against itThe 5S audit asks whether the standard is present and followed - this card is the answer.
The line to remember
If the standard is not visible at the job, there is no standard.
In the app
The poster comes from Lean Day Toolkit, where it opens from Floor → Visual standards, next to the tool it describes. Get the app: App Store · Google Play · Amazon Appstore for Fire tablets.